Mercer

Schemes taking lessons from supermarkets

Trustees risk seeing their Pension Protection Fund levy rise by "millions" if they do not focus on the type of guarantee given by scheme sponsors, Mercer warns.

Pension Insurance Corporation has outsourced the record keeping, payroll, administration and communication services for its 50,000 pension policies to Mercer.

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at scheme choices

Andrew Short considers the pros and cons of outsourcing

With the price of complete buyouts becoming prohibitive for many trustees, Andrew Short looks at cheaper alternatives to shifting liabilities, and how they can be funded.

FTSE350 pension scheme deficits remained "stubbornly high" during January, hovering just above a combined shortfall of £80bn, data from Mercer shows.

Andrew Short investigates how trustees can enjoy the benefits of exposure to corporate bonds, without the danger of financials.

With auto-enrolment putting the focus on default strategies, Andrew Short considers the value of multi-asset investing and the problems when classifying multi-asset funds.

Labelling firm Avery Dennison and whisky distiller Glenmorangie have signed up to use Mercer's workplace savings offering - taking its total number of clients to 25.